Robbie Lawler Likely Defends Title Against Tyron Woodley At UFC 201

It appears there will be some teammate on teammate crime going down at UFC 201. On this week’s edition of “UFC Tonight,” it was reported a welterweight title tilt between champion Robbie Lawler (pictured) and Tyron Woodley will likely headline the July 30 event.

Both fighters train out of the famed American Top Team squad in Florida.

Lawler is perfect through his past five outings, with the last pair being of the title defense variety. Some were thinking he would face Carlos Condit in an immediate rematch following January’s controversial split decision win, but it appears the UFC decided to feed “Ruthless” some fresh blood instead.

Woodley has won four of his past five fights, including two straight. He has disposed of three of those victims via some form of knockout. “The Chosen One” was chosen as the welterweight top contender after taking a split decision over Kelvin Gastelum in January.

This matchup means Condit will have to prove his mettle against at least one more top tier opponent before getting another crack at the crown, and that Nate Diaz will most likely fight Conor McGregor in his next scrap. There was chatter the UFC would grant Diaz a welterweight title bout after McGregor was pulled from their UFC 200 rematch.